[asac] [Fwd: ALMA at 2006 IAU]

[Massimo Tarenghi]

As ALMA Director I agree 110%. This is a work for the  ALMA Project 
Scientist .
massimo

Jean L. Turner wrote:

>Dear ASAC:
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>I got the following email from Peter Stockman, STScI Project
>Scientist for the JWST. He suggests that we collaborate with
>them on a Joint Discussion at the IAU GA in Prague in 2006,
>on a session on future instruments. THey are suggesting
>JWST, ALMA, and Herschel.
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>Al and I agree that this is an excellent idea. We have not
>discussed this further with Peter, awaiting your response.
>A JD would not be too difficult to organize, and doing this
>jointly with JWST and Herschel at the IAU GA would bring
>together many astronomers from different regions
>of the spectrum. It will take some energy, and the ASAC has
>a busy year ahead. However, this seems to be a very
>worthwhile project. Do you agree?
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>If we decide we are interested, then a proposal will have to
>be prepared by January 1. The paperwork will not be too bad,
>only a few pages in length (as I recall; if someone knows
>differently, please correct me!), but what will have to be done
>is come up with an organizing committee, and a plan for the
>JD in concert with the JWST and Herschel people.
>
>Action items:
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>==> Please let me know what you think of the idea, ASAP.
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>==> Please let me know if you might be interested in serving
>on a subcommittee to organize this proposal (not necessarily
>to organize the JD at this stage, just the proposal), also
>ASAP.
>
>++> If you have any ideas for the workshop, I can collect those
>too. One thought that has occurred is that there might be
>members of the ESAC or ANASAC who would be willing to help
>organize the JD.
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>Jean
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